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6-year-old in hospital after hunting accident
3-year-old brother pulled trigger while reaching for gun, Williamson County officials say

By Katie Humphrey
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Friday, December 30, 2005

A 6-year-old boy is at Brackenridge Hospital after his 3-year-old brother shot him in the leg this morning in a hunting accident in rural Williamson County, officials said.

The 6-year-old was sitting on a four-wheeler all-terrain vehicle shortly before 10 a.m. when his younger brother reached for a .22-caliber gun that was propped up against the vehicle, said Williamson County Sheriff's spokesman John Foster. The three-year-old pulled the trigger, hitting his brother in the thigh, Foster said.

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The brothers, whose names have not been released, had accompanied their father and three other people on a hunting expedition early this morning, which was wrapping up when the shooting happened. The boys' father was standing near the four-wheeler when the incident occurred, Foster said.

Officials are continuing to investigate the shooting, but believe that it was an accident, Foster said. No one was taken into custody and it is unknown at this time whether charges will be filed against the boys' father, he said.

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